2009, Kittie was the first all-female metal band that was successful on a large scale. Due to their initial sound that featured a heavy, nu-metal groove, the ladies looked to prove that women really could rock. Every song on the album is based on Kittie's nu-metal roots, but now that sound has developed into a much slower and deeper dirge, which allows for the band's musical fancies to dance on top. The band has seen quite a change in the hard rock and heavy metal landscape over the last decade or so, and they have grown with the times. "In The Black" has an attractive style that serves Kittie well as they grapple with who they were and who they will become.